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Bridie Schmidt is lead reporter for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She specialises in writing about new technology, and has a keen interest in the role that zero emissions transport has to play in sustainability.

Electric Vehicles

Newsflash: You can drive from Melbourne to Sydney in an electric car
It’s not just the Coalition who are confused about what EVs can and can’t do. Thankfully, actual Australian electric car drivers are here to clear things up.
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Jun 7, 2019

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VW’s electric car push gathers speed with 20,000 ID.3 orders
Can VW deliver on its electric car dreams? 20,000 pre-orders and an electric Mii are a decent starting point.
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Jun 7, 2019

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NZ battery module adds 45% more range to Nissan Leaf
NZ EV dealer and rental company Blue Cars develops new battery module for Nissan Leaf it says can extend the popular electric car’s range by up to 45%.
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Jun 4, 2019

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Queensland electric super highway will soon have 50+ EV chargers
Queensland is set to triple its electric car charging network from 17 charging sites to more than 50.
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May 31, 2019

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How we could clock up one billion electric flying taxi flights by 2030
There could be more than 1 billion flights in electric air taxis by 2030, in an industry predicted to be worth more than $2 trillion.
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May 30, 2019

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More Australian drivers looking to hybrid vehicles, young looking to ride-share
Roy Morgan suggests drivers increasingly want to buy hybrid cars, but overall sales will fall as people look to electric and car-sharing options.
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May 30, 2019

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Tesla Model 3 certified for Australian market, with two variants and towing capacity
Official certification for Tesla Model 3 in Australia indicates two versions available when sales begin, and towing capacity.
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May 27, 2019

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Australia’s first fully electric rubbish trucks begin collections in Victoria
The first 100% electric hard waste collection trucks in Australia hit the streets in Melbourne’s outer city council of Casey.
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May 27, 2019

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Tesla’s Musk applauds Lilium’s 5-seater electric air taxis
Tesla CEO praises Lilium’s electric “air taxi” but says vertical-takeoff-and-landing is a “hard problem”.
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May 24, 2019

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Electric Landcruiser conversion – made for Australian mining – goes viral
GB Auto GM Bill Dunlop tells The Driven how the NSW auto electrical group got involved with Landcruiser conversions, and where it is going from here.
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May 24, 2019

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Australian EV industry faces 12 month policy wait
Election means Australia’s electric vehicle industry – and consumers – will have to wait at least another 12 months for federal government to deliver EV strategy.
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May 20, 2019

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Australia to get all-electric Volvo Polestar in 2020
An all-electric liftback from Volvo’s Polestar will be released in Australia in late 2020. But it won’t be cheap.
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May 14, 2019

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